Ephesians 3
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Eph 3:1
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For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles--
Eph 3:2
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if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace which was given to me for you;
Eph 3:3
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that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.
Eph 3:4
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By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
Eph 3:5
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which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
Eph 3:6
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{to be specific,} that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,
Eph 3:7
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of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God's grace which was given to me according to the working of His power.
Eph 3:8
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To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ,
Eph 3:9
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and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things;
Eph 3:10
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so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly {places.}
Eph 3:11
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{This was} in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Eph 3:12
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in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.
Eph 3:13
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Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory.
Eph 3:14
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For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
Eph 3:15
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from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,
Eph 3:16
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that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,
Eph 3:17
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so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; {and} that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Eph 3:18
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may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
Eph 3:19
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and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
Eph 3:20
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Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,
Eph 3:21
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to Him {be} the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
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